Biely, Andrey — St. Petersburg

Grove Press Trade softcover. Published NY: Grove Press, 1959, tenth printing (1981). 8vo. wrappers, xxii+310pp. Very good. In this incomparable novel of the seething revolutionary Russia of 1905, Andrey Bely plays ingeniously on the great themes of Russian history and literature as he tells the mesmerizing tale of Apollon Apollonovich Ableukhov, a high-ranking Tsarist official, and his dilettante son, Nikolai, an aspiring terrorist, whose first assignment is to assassinate his father. Very Good No Jacket, As Issued 5th or later Printing NY 8vo 332